Get ready for your ultimate guide to Washington’s wine region! We spent some time in Walla Walla and beyond discovering what makes Washington unique as a wine producing region. We’ve got some content online already for you to enjoy: A guide to the wine …
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We visited some great winemakers and producers in Oregon’s Willamette Valley and can’t wait to share everything with you from 2016’s harvest! If you can’t wait to get down to a bit of Oregon terroir, you can tuck into these guides which are already …
Victor Palencia is one of the youngest winemakers established on the Washington wine scene. Born in Mexico, he immigrated to the US with his family when he was two years old. His parents started working in the vineyards as manual laborers, and Victor grew …
Consultant winemaker Co Dinn tells us about the geology of Washington’s wine region and how it affects the wine being made. From the top of a vineyard in Yakima’s Snipes Mountain, Co explains the main soil types and different slopes and aspects. Amanda Barnes …
This year’s harvest in the Fingerlakes, New York, was not your average vintage. Hot weather and a drought meant that Riesling was actually one of the harder varieties to produce in this cool climate region, and reds experienced a good vintage. We interviewed Master …
Discover what makes the Napa wine regions unique and why it is so well suited to Bordeaux varieties (including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc). Winemaker Mia Klein takes us through the micro regions you need to know about, their conditions, soils and climate, …
We didn’t want to leave any leaf unturned during our North America journey, so we went into the mecca of US viticulture – the research department at UC Davis, where Dr Andy Walker heads up the country’s leading research into viticulture. The university is …
As part of our North America journey, we wanted to get to grips with all the latest winemaking tendencies and challenges in the US, and who better to speak to than Dr Anita Oberholster – the UC Davis Enology Specialist? UC Davis is renowned …
We take an inside look at the work and research happening at UC Davis‘ sustainable winery with the University winemaker Chik Brenneman. Amanda Barnes interviews him about the latest trends in winemaking including wine varieties (most notably Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon), wine clones …
While I was on the road in the Willamette Valley, I wrote this piece for Oregon Wine Press on some reflections of the trip so far. You can see the published article in the October edition! As I began planning my trip to Oregon, …